The Keen Home Smart Vent, is a smart home air vent that promises to enhance the efficiency of the central HVAC airflow. The company has raised $1.52 million and hopes to have their product available to purchase by Spring 2015.

Their Smart Vent aims to keep your home at an optimal temperature by intelligently opening and closing vents to reduce hot and cold spots, and save energy in unused rooms. It will presumably be a welcome complement to smart thermostats such as Hive or Nest.

The startup plans to develop other smart home devices - Keen recently announced strategic alliances with SmartThings and Wink.

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